簡かん抜ばつ

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

Rare, formal term for selecting or picking out people or things. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 選抜 (せんばつ) or 選択 (せんたく).

simplicity, brevity

抜slip out, extract, pull out

選せん抜ばつ
Common modern word for selection, especially in sports or competitive contexts. 簡抜 is a rare, formal synonym.
選せん択たく
General word for choice or selection. 簡抜 is more specific to picking out people or items from a group.

Compound of 簡 (select, simple) and 抜 (extract, pull out). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare Sino-Japanese word.